All dates and activities are tentative and subject to change.
Fall 2022
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| August |
| 29 (M) |
| Students depart USA |
| | 30 (T) |
| Students arrive at orientation hotel |
| September |
| 31-2 (W-F) |
| Orientation |
| | 1 (TH) | | Disaster Prevention Center |
|
| 2 (F) |
| Move to Housing |
|
| 5 (M) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 5-7 (M-W) | | Japanese review days |
| | 8 (TH) | | Japanese Placement Test |
| | 9 (F) | | Japanese Oral Exam |
| | 12 (M) | | Japanese classes start |
| | | | End of drop/add period |
| | 19 (M) | | Respect for the Aged Day, No Classes |
|
| 23 (F) |
| Autumn Equinox Day, No Classes |
| | 30 (F) | | Program Day Trip |
| October |
| 10 (M) |
| Health and Sports Day, No Classes |
| | 18 (T) | | No Classes |
|
| 28 (F) |
| Program Day Trip |
| November |
| 3 (TH) |
| Culture Day, No Classes |
|
| 7-11 (M-F) |
| Spring Registration |
|
| 11 (F) |
| No Classes |
| | 23 (W) | | Labor Thanksgiving Day, No Classes |
| | 26-28 (ST-M) | | Doshisha Eve Festival, Class Day on 11/28 |
| | 29 (T) | | Doshisha Eve Day, No Classes |
| December |
| 7-9 (W-F) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 9 (F) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 12-13 (M-T) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 13 (T) |
| End of semester get together |
|
| 14 (W) |
| Winter break starts |
|
| 16 (F) |
| Program ends for Fall-only students. Fall-only students leave housing. |
Spring 2023
| Month | | Date | | Event |
|---|
| January |
| 9 (M) |
| Spring-only students depart USA |
|
| 10 (T) |
| Spring-only students arrive at orientation hotel |
|
| 11 (W) |
| General Orientation |
| | | | Full-year and Spring-only students meet (required) |
| | | | Spring-only students: Bicycle & self-defense/safety workshop |
| | 12 (TH) | | Spring-only students: Japanese orientation & placement test |
|
| 13 (F) |
| Homestay housing students: Housing orientation & Commuting practice |
| | | | Homestay housing students: Move to homestay |
|
| 16 (M) |
| Elective classes start |
| | | | Japanese Oral Exam (Spring-only students) |
| | | | Japanese classes (Full-year students) |
| | 17 (T) | | Japanese classes start |
|
| 20 (F) |
| Spring-only students: Disaster Prevention Center |
|
| 23 (M) |
| End of drop/add period |
| February |
| 10 (F) |
| Program Day Trip |
| | 11 (ST) | | National Foundation Day |
| | 13 (M) | | No Classes |
|
| 23 (TH) |
| Emperor’s Birthday, No Classes |
| March |
| 2-3 (TH-F) |
| Program Field Trip |
|
| 6 (M) |
| No Classes |
|
| 21 (T) |
| Vernal Equinox Day, No Classes |
| April |
| 17-18 (M-T) |
| Elective class finals |
|
| 18 (T) |
| Last day of classes |
|
| 19-20 (W-TH) |
| Japanese final exams |
|
| 20 (TH) |
| End of semester get together |
|
| 21-23 (F-S) |
| Free days |
|
| 24 (M) |
| Program ends. Leave housing. |
